What is the meaning of maltitasking?

Multitasking is the simultaneous running of several processes by a single machine.

PCs are an example of multi-tasking machines. They are capable of running several programs at the same time as well as numerous background tasks such as network control, file management, printer control and many more.

The processes are normally under the control of housekeeping software that allocates computer resources to each of the tasks as they are needed.